Fresh
Anyone seeking to establish an incubator for suicide bombers could hardly improve on Sidi Moumen, a slum on the fringe of Casablanca.
Mark Jenkins, NPR
Horses of God
No one is born a martyr.
2013 · 1h 55m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Nabil Ayouch
,
Jamal Belmahi
Overview
The film follows two brothers over the course of a decade. While they begin as kids in search of thrills in the sprawling slums of Morocco’s Sidi Moumen, we witness their gradual, and ultimately shocking, radicalisation.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
"Horses of God" is one of the most forceful entries in a growing body of cinema that interrogates the causes and effects of terrorism, nationalism and fundamentalism in the Arab world.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Fresh
Director Nabil Ayouch does a remarkable job of putting you inside this brutal world, from the garbage dumps that serve as playgrounds to soaring aerial shots of the endless tin roofs that form their neighborhood.
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post
Fresh
Ayouch film casts a sharp gaze on tragedy, and the larger socio-economic issues that beget fanaticism.
Nick Schager, AV Club
Fresh
A compelling contemplation of the roots of Islamic terrorism in poverty and hopelessness.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
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